Vaccination Week in the Americas 2013
From the Cayman Islands Public Health Department The Cayman Islands joins other countries around the Western Hemisphere in celebrating Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) from 20-27 April 2013. For the 11th annual celebration the slogan is: Vaccination: a shared…
The ‘End of Tax Havens’ – but will developing countries benefit?
Alex Cobham, Center for Global Development News broke on April 9th of agreement between the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain to pilot “multilateral automatic tax information exchange.” In France, President Hollande went further – announcing a draft law aimed…
CXC hosts stakeholder events in Jamaica next week
From Jamaican Observer The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will host three one-day stakeholder events in Jamaica during the week of April 23. There is a seminar for guidance counsellors from Belize, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands on…
American Airlines passengers still backed up after glitch
From NBC Flight cancellations and delays continued to bedevil American Airlines customers on Wednesday — a day after a major glitch crippled the carrier’s reservation system, leading to the grounding of its fleet for several hours. “These computer system can…
Margaret Thatcher: Queen leads mourners at funeral
Margaret Thatcher: Queen leads mourners at funeral [tanker blasts its horn as it passed Cayman Brac] Mainly from the BBC The Queen has led mourners in St Paul’s Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s longest serving prime minister…
Appleby News from The Lawyer
Appleby receives numerous accolades at Corporate INTL Legal Awards Appleby has been named ‘Insolvency Law — Law Firm of the Year in Bermuda’, ‘Fraud Law — Law Firm of the Year in Bermuda’, ‘Corporate Law — Law Firm of the…
Boston marathon attacks: Police deny arrest
BBC Reports that a suspect has been detained over Monday’s Boston marathon bombings have been denied by US officials. The Associated Press and CNN cited law enforcement officials as saying someone was in custody, but the Boston police department denied…
Applicants wanted for a one-way ticket to Mars
By Melissa Hogenboom, BBC News Want to go to Mars? Dutch organisation Mars One says it will open applications imminently. It would be a one-way trip, and the company hopes to build a community of settlers on the planet. Uncharted…
Conservation
Cayman Islands Conservation Legislation 1. Marine Parks & Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) In order to protect the reefs in the Cayman Islands, many of the areas around Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are protected as marine parks (e.g….
